Monthly Archives: April 2014

Visiting Gettysburg – A Step Back In American History

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ron

Visiting Gettysburg – A Step Back In American History We were on our way home after visiting St. Augustine, Florida and points in-between. The weather was below seasonal and rain was falling intermittently all day long. That meant that the … Continue reading →

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Heading home

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ron

After the warm sunshine of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, it was time to head back north to our home in Kanata. Driving conditions were fine although the amount of traffic was surprisingly high in some sections of our route. … Continue reading →

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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Ron

We arrived on Hilton Head Island after a short drive from Savannah, Georgia. Looking forward to a couple of days of blue skies and warm weather, a bit of golf, a bit of cycling, and perhaps a bit of sand … Continue reading →

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Savannah, Georgia

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ron

Today we visited the historic section of Savannah, Georgia. Although the historic section is not large, we decided that it would be a better use of our time to enjoy riding around in one of the many tour services that … Continue reading →

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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Ron

Rented a kayak and paddled for almost 4 hours in the swampland ‘trails’ tody. Got close and personal with a few alligators, saw three species of snakes, a few turtles, some young barred owls, a couple of sandhill cranes, and … Continue reading →

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Exploring St. Augustine, Florida

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Ron

Exploring St. Augustine, Florida The day before, we had travelled from Charlotte, NC, avoided a potential accident when a semi-trailer in front of us had a tire failure, and arrived in St. Augustine rather late in the day only to … Continue reading →

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Charlotte, North Carolina to St. Augustine, Florida

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ron

Charlotte, North Carolina to St. Augustine, Florida This was our third day of travel south and was a rather uneventful day of driving along interstate highways – first I-77 and then I-95. The interstate highways bypass the major cities and … Continue reading →

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Escaping the Ottawa winter of 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Ron

Escaping the Ottawa winter of 2014 With cries of “ENOUGH ALREADY”, I found myself finishing off the month of March with a snow shovel in my hand, once again valiantly heaving shovelful after shovelful of that darned white stuff (SNOW!!!) … Continue reading →

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